She : A History of Adventure

By Rider H. Haggard

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000SJE4QE
• Release Date: January 1927
• Publisher: Longmans, Green and Company

Customer Reviews

The nature of woman is revealed.

When it comes to women, H. Rider Haggard has the inside track as revealed in this "Show and Tell" novel. We see the workings and wonders of the nineteenth-century mind. You may also find some interesting attitudes towards the other people in Holly's crew. First published in 1886-87, I have read some different versions of the book and found the Barnes & N-o-b-l-e book New York (ISBN 0760752400) to have the best introduction (by Clifton Ganyard) that falls just short of Cliff's Notes in explaining Haggard's background and writings. The illustrations are the same as in the Modern Library version, but are clearer and larger. You get to see the writing on a postcard that I have not taken the time to see if it is a real language. Of all the versions, I prefer the recording with narrator Fred Williams; at first, he seems to be monotone and out of breath. Then, as he approaches the adventure, he picks up a bit. By the time he comes to the cliffhanger, he is huffing and puffing. He actually has the sound and feel of some old person recalling a long-past adventure. His dying friend, in the middle of the night, visits Holly. He is sworn to secrecy and given a mysterious chest to hold onto, and asked to take charge of the friend's son (Leo). When the time came to open the chest and find the contents, the adventure began. I will not relate the story, as it is the unfolding that is a good part of the mystery. However, if you are expecting an adventure story It is there, but there is much more to philosophical discussions of science and society. The story is over way too soon, so be sure to get the next book. " Ayesha: The Return of She."